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fruitlessness
[
froot
-lis
]
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fruit·less
/
ˈfrut
lɪs
/
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[
froot
-lis
]
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adjective
1.
useless; unproductive; without results or success:
a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
2.
bearing no
fruit
;
barren.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English;
see
fruit
,
-less
Related forms
fruit·less·ly,
adverb
fruit·less·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
futile, unavailing, vain.
2.
sterile.
Antonyms
1.
useful, profitable.
2.
fertile.
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fruitless
(ˈfruːtlɪs)
—
adj
1.
yielding nothing or nothing of value; unproductive; ineffectual
2.
without fruit
'fruitlessly
—
adv
'fruitlessness
—
n
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